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Saturday, November 10, 2007

weeping, josh groban

its not the hasil..its the work that counts.-->terkedu bila diingatkan.English 3u period 6 Mrs. McNamara.This week’s syllabus is poetry and media.She puts on 2 songs which really reminds me of Palestine.(n why im choosing this over so many nasyids on palestine?no apparent reason.im not choosing this over those nasyids.i just like this one)One on apartheid, Nelson Mandela, and the other one is about the wall of Berlin.This the one on apartheid.the lyrics seems straight forward but its really2 not.

song by josh groban who is NOT from South Africa, he actually went and educated himself about the former issues that South Africa has had, and brought his experiences back here to people that would not have heard about it all.Lyrics: "Weeping"(feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo)

I knew a man who lived in fearIt was huge, it was angry,It was drawing near.Behind his house a secret placeWas the shadow of the demonHe could never face.

He built a wall of steel and flameAnd men with guns to keep it tameThen standing back he made it plainThat the nightmare would never ever rise againBut the fear and the fire and the guns remain.

It doesn't matter now it's over anyhowHe tells the world that it's sleepingBut as the night came round I heardIt slowly soundIt wasn't roaring, it was weepingIt wasn't roaring, it was weeping.

And then one day the neighbours cameThey were curious to know about the smoke and flameThey stood around outside the wallBut of course there was nothing to be heard at all"My friends," he said, "We've reached our goalThe threat is under firm controlAs long as peace and order reignI'll be damned if I can see a reason to explainWhy the fear and the fire and the guns remain."

It doesn't matter now it's over anyhowHe tells the world that it's sleepingBut as the night came round I heardIt slowly soundIt wasn't roaring, it was weepingIt wasn't roaring, it was weeping.

Say ah, say ah, say ahSay ah, say ah, say ah

[Ladysmith's solo]

It doesn't matter now it's over anyhowIt doesn't matter now it's over anyhow

It doesn't matter now it's over anyhowHe tells the world that it's sleepingBut as the night came round I heardIt slowly soundIt wasn't roaring, it was weepingIt wasn't roaring, it was weeping.